asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current number of unemployed in each of the member States of the EEC.

According to the latest available figures, the number of unemployed in each of the member States is:

Member State	Month	1975
Belgium	April	160,366
		(6·2%)
Denmark	March	109,700
		(12·2%)
Germany	April	1,087,078
		(4·7%)
France	March	754,800
		(4·5%)
Ireland	April	95,585
		(8·5%)
Italy	February	1,100,200
		(5·7%)
Luxembourg	March	134
Netherlands	April	183,462
		(4·8%)
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	April	939,867
		(4·0%)

These figures, which originate from EEC member Governments, reflect different national practices in measuring unemployment. They are collated for publication by the EEC Commission but are not strictly comparable as they are not produced on a uniform basis. In particular, the method of arriving at the Danish figure means that the percentage is seriously overstated.